Brandi81

I was hired into a hospital with no prior CNA experience other than clinincal, if you want to work at a hospital apply like crazy to every hospital around you. It can be done!

I am hopefully starting a CNA program this coming Janurary but I first have to take required reading and math tests before I can be accepted into the program. I am testing in three weeks and I was told it would be simple reading and math for the test...

I am a NCT, same thing as PCT,we do EKG and phlebotomy, etc. I checked hospital websites twice a day and applied and applied and applied. Make sure you have a good cover letter personalized for the particular place you are applying, I always work in...

I became certified in June and was hired right into a hospital in August. I only applied to hospitals and checked their job sites a couple times a day. I probably applied to 50+ positions. I ended up with three interviews and luckily got hired at my...

I am a NCT same thing as a PCT. We are trained by the hospital to do additional skills that CNA's are not allowed to do under their certification. Where I am we can do glucose tests, draw blood, take out foley's, d/c IV's, EKG's, etc. Some hospitals...

Oh and I am in IL too, so you would probably have the same time frame as far as testing and finding out results.

You will have to ask your program director if you can take it somewhere else. I did my CNA at a community college and we all had to test on the same date and same place (which was at the college) Our testing fee was worked into our tuition and we had...

Make sure you cover letter and resume are up to snuff, if you don't have any connections, that is what is going to get you noticed. Then apply everywhere! I was a bit picky and only applied to hospitals, but this job doesn't support my family, so I c...

No experience, med- surge, $11.47 base in IL

Good luck! I just got hired into a hospital with no experience, it can happen!

good luck!

I just got a job at a hospital and will be part time 20 hours a week rotating 3-11 and 11-7.

I am so excited, I got a job as a PCT at my dream hospital with no experience!! I was in the process of interviewing for a sitter position in another hospital that I was not to excited about, and in-between the first interview and the one I was supp...

I was diligent in checking all the area hospital websites every day. Some positions say you need a year, some don't within the same hospital. Make sure you have a catchy cover letter that shows you are informed about the hospital (mission, values, et...

It's a med-surg over flow, they take all the cases that don't fit anywhere else in the hospital. Also the floor that takes CF patients and they can get detox and hospice here and there too. I am sure I will learn a lot, and be challenged a lot as we...

Go for it!! I was a stay at home mom too, and after having my son (difficult delivery, NICU stay, etc) I started thinking about going into nursing. Then I went through a m/c trying for our second child and I decided that there must be a reason I have...

Yea that's what I was afraid of, but at this point I feel like I just need to put in the time so I have more options open to me. I am taking a class this fall, not nursing related, finishing up a masters degree I started years ago that I will never u...

I had an interview for a PCT position at an area hospital two weeks ago, it went really well, I went back for a peer interview, also went very well and it seemed like they really wanted me to work there. Then I didn't hear anything and finally got th...

I haven't posted since I had a question on CNA program entrance exams, since then I did the program, graduated, became certified June 20th officially and now I have my first interview this Tuesday at an area hospital that I really, really want! I hav...

The interview went really well! I go back tomorrow night during the PM shift for a peer interview. The nurse manager didn't have any PCT's there that have ever done a peer interview, otherwise she would have done it today, but this way I will be talk...